Hegemony vs Empire - What's the difference?
hegemony | empire |
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
A state ruled by an emperor.
An expansive and wealthy corporation.
As nouns the difference between hegemony and empire
is that hegemony is domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others while empire is a political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.hegemony
English
Noun
(hegemonies) (wikipedia hegemony)- ie: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture.
- eg: The two political parties battled viciously for hegemony .
Derived terms
* hegemonism * hegemonistExternal links
* *empire
English
(wikipedia empire)Noun
(en noun)- the McDonald's fast food empire
